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Canada’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Satellite and Cable Companies
Canada’s Supreme Court has overturned decision, which favored the CRTC request to establish a value-for-signal system.
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COM DEV Gives out Platinum Award to Supplier
COM DEV Ltd. has given out the Platinum Award to Haas Precision Corp., one of its 180 product suppliers.
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ULA Launches Classified Air Force Shuttle
United Launch Alliance successfully launched U.S. Air Force’s X-37B, an unmanned Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), on its classified mission.
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North Korea Succeeds in Satellite Launch
After past failures and international pressure, North Korea has launched its first satellite into space.
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Google Uses NASA Nighttime Satellite Images
Google has added the latest imagery NASA released of Earth at night to its popular Google Maps.
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ISRO Prepares for an April GSLV Launch
The Indian Space Research Organization announced its plans to launch its heavy-lift Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
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ISS Launches Satellites for the First Time
Five CubeSats have been successfully launched from the International Space Station (ISS), making it the first time the station performs such task.
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Arianespace Starts Assembling First 2013 Liftoff
Arianespace has started preparations for its first heavy-lift flight of 2013 carrying the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1 telecommunications satellites.
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Russia and ILS to Investigate New Proton Rocket Launch Failure
Russian Proton heavy-lift rocket suffered a failure during launch, delivering Gazprom Space System’s telecommunication satellite into a lower orbit than desired.
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Iran Manipulates Satellite Signals to Bypass International Commerce Sanctions
Iran’s oil tankers are sending incorrect satellite signals to global tracking systems to conceal their voyages to Syria.
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North Korea Delays Satellite Launch in Long-Range Rocket
North Korea announced it plans to delay the launch of a long-range rocket to orbit a satellite originally scheduled to take off between December 10 and 22, 2012.
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NASA Satellite Captures Russian Volcano Eruption
NASA released high-quality images of the Plosky Tolbachik volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula that suddenly erupted after being dormant for 36 years.
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Customizable Satellite Imagery from NASA, NIAP Now Available
The new MapBox Satellite allows users to customize public domain satellite imagery through its platform.
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Boeing Selects Saft to Provide Li-Ion Battery Packs for Communications Satellites
Boeing selected Saft to provide Li-ion battery packs for four new 702SP communication satellites.
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New High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Shows Earth at Night
NASA released new images of Earth’s night scene from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite.
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Pentagon Ends ULA’s Exclusivity
The Pentagon is opening up to other options besides United Launch Alliance for launchers for its military satellites.
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Space Foundation: NASA Lacks Focus
The Space Foundation, a global nonprofit organization focused on space awareness and education, released a report this week about U.S. leadership in space.
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Satellites: New Tool for Detecting Nuclear Tests
A team of researchers from Ohio State University has suggested satellites as a new way to detect nuclear tests.
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SpaceX Wins First Two Air Force Contracts
The U.S. Air Force has awarded two contracts to SpaceX in the latest move to foster competition in the country’s launch market.
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ESA Galileo Satellite Begins Transmission of Test Signals
The European Space Agency's third satellite has sent its first test navigation signals back to Earth and broadcasted signals across all three Galileo bands.
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Raytheon to Develop Low-Cost Earth Observing Satellites for the U.S. Military
Raytheon is partnering with the U.S. military to provide persistent surveillance imagery on-demand to low-echelon warfighters in the field.
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ManSat CEO to Join Advisory Committee of New Satellite Exhibition
ManSat's CEO Chris Stott has been invited to join the advisory board of the new exhibition at the National Electronics Museum in Maryland titled "Satellites Transform our Lives."
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New NASA Book Highlights Beauty of Earth From a Satellite’s Point of View
A new publication features a collection of high-resolution images taken by Earth-observing satellites orbiting our planet
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Intelsat Chooses New Location for Headquarters
The satellite operator has chosen to move its headquarters from Whasington, D.C. to Virginia
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Russia Postpones Glonass Satellite Launch
After embezzlement scandals, Russia delayed the launch of its second Glonass-K satellite until 2013.
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Syrians Turn to Satellites to Communicate With The Rest of The World
As Internet connections in Syria were shut down, Syrians are recurring to satellites to communicate.
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ISRO Faces Complaints from Local Companies
India’s DTH, VSAT and teleport companies are raising concerns about ISRO’s intentions to increase the country’s satellite capacity shortage through mostly foreign operators instead of local companies.
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Microchip Satellites Ready for Launch in 2013
ChipSats, free-flying microsatellites approximately the size of two postage stamps, are getting ready for their scheduled launch in September 2013.
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Contest Winners Enhance GNSS Through a Smartphone App
The European Satellite Navigation Competition, where the best idea for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) application is selected, presented the 2012 Galileo Master Award
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Stratolaunch and SpaceX End Partnership for Suborbital Launch Vehicle
Stratolaunch Systems and SpaceX have amicably ended their partnership.